# Incident 19850922058889I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Westfield, MA, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 17:48 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115JT-2006-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Townsend James L VARIEZE (registry code 05609KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-james-l-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 30 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922058889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N115JT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050727016899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050727016899A), Jul 27, 2005: Amtr VARIEZE (N115JT), Alco, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 27, 2005, about 1545 central daylight time, a single-engine amateur-built aircraft (Varieze), was substantially damaged following a loss of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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